American novelists

Pulitzer winner for her writing, Toni Morrison has become a major modern Afro American women novelists of American literature. In her first book The Bluest Eyes we get a personal look into the destructive effects of race, gender or class on an individual and mostly with a woman in a white, male dominated society that is America in the early 1940s’ Ohio. These themes are the epicenter and concerns of three pre-teen African American girls, Pecola, Claudia and Frieda. There are many instances, we…

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist known for his depiction of the Jazz Age. In his short story, “The Four Fists,” he wrote about a wealthy, arrogant, spoiled, young man named Samuel Meredith who have undergone significant changes as he learns valuable life lessons. Authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald accomplish character development through physical appearance, speech and actions, reaction of the character to other characters, and the character's inner thoughts and feelings. Authors…

As I Lay Dying written by William Falkner was finished in a six to eight week period without any revisions while working in a power plant published in 1930. Falkner used new techniques to express his views of man’s position in modern world. In his early works, Faulkner viewed with despair man's position in the universe. He saw man as a weak creature incapable of rising above his selfish needs. Later, Falkner's view changed. This later caused a problem in whether the book As I Lay Dying should be…

Zora Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama. This is where her father originally grew up as well as her grandfather. At the age of three is when her and her family had moved to Eatonville , Florida; this is one of the first all African American towns where Zora really felt at home. In fact her father was elected mayor in 1897 and he also was a preacher at Macedonia missionary baptist. Zora felt she could have independence of white society here. While in school some northern teacher had…

specifically racial issues. African Americans living in America took this time of resurgence as a way to break through to society and share with the nation the power of black culture. People such as Langston Hughes, famous black author of the 20’s, became known during this time for his unique writing style and topics. Louis Armstrong also broke through as a popular artist at this time and changed the music industry with jazz. The revival time in America, for African Americans especially, later…

elements of African American poetry. One small sampling of college literature professors found that the most common definition of African American literature was “African American writers who wrote about black characters and the black experience” (Gibson 77). This definition does not provide an adequate delineation of the crucial properties of Black poetry. Zora Neale Hurston, novelist and folklorist, observes that the following are some of the characteristics of African American…

Wears Red”. Proceeding high school, he ends up continues his education at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1929 with a B.A degree. As a writer, Hughes main goals include exemplifying the everyday lives of working class African-Americans in the USA, and exhibiting the fact that these lifestyles are all filled with happiness, music, beauty, and struggles. During the time of the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes decided to try and grow from just focusing on poems which are about the…

I. Introduction and Background Social media outlets like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have taken over the world and have created a window for people from all over to get a peek, if you let them, into your life. With the 2010 release of Instagram, most of social media consisted of posting pictures and videos of you and your personal thoughts and interest for the public and one’s followers to see and like. With Instagram doing so well, there was little room for any other outlet, until the…

Both Marcus Garvey and W.E.B DuBois although opposed each other ideology of improving black social progress had a similar goal to encourage African worldwide to unite for economic, social, and political progress. W.E.B DuBois was an editor, novelist, civil rights leader and socialist. He was a black intellectual who enforced the importance of education among the black community. He had an interest in social science, not only did he concentrated on race relations but he conducted observations…

Mark Twain, a great American novelist, exemplifies his humor, realism, and satire in his unique writing style in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, born in 1835, wrote numerous books throughout his lifetime. It was the real south for slaves, Imagine you are on a plantation and you are working 24/7, not to get beat, in the hot summer with a white man standing over you with a whip, no rights, no nothing and abolitionist Mark Twain took a stand against it. He decides to write a book to point out…